Energy Change Impact
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The WSL Research Program “Energy Change Impact” supports decision-making related to the implementation of the Swiss Energy Strategy 2050 with research-based information and scenarios. The Program collaborates with partners from environmental and energy research, and is in regular contact with policy-makers.
Objectives
WSL will collaborate with partners from research and practice to capitalize on its interdisciplinary expertise and to develop methods and tools to:
- identify suitable sites and quantify the natural resources available for renewable energy production, such as wind turbines, photo-voltaic systems or wood biomass, and assess their potential;
- model the future availability of natural resources, e.g. changes in run-off regimes that could impact hydropower production;
- improve and optimize the processes responsible for the provision of natural resources, e.g. to ensure biodiversity conservation despite intensified timber production.
The energy transition entails risks and potential conflicts to do with nature and landscape conservation, and climate and water protection. Here WSL research can assist in:
- identifying the environmental risks and conflicts that could be triggered by changing resource use, and possible ways to address them;
- detecting the landscape risks related to energy production and transport, while minimizing any resulting conflicts;
- developing a suitable socio-economic and legal framework to support the intensified use of renewable energy sources.
Added Value
When planning the energy transition, sound information about the environmental and landscape risks entailed and the societal acceptance of new energy systems is needed to identify potential areas of conflicts. These can then be addressed or even prevented, which will normally shorten the implementation time required and the total cost of the new energy system.
Contact
Energy Change Impact on Twitter
(@ Energy_WSL)
WSL Publications
Links
- Energy Strategy 2050
- Energy research at the Eawag
- Swiss Energy Research
- Federal Energy Research Masterplan 2017-2020
- Swiss Competence Center for Energy Research – Supply of Energy SCCER-SoE
- Swiss Competence Center for Energy Research - Biomass for Swiss Energy Future BIOSWEET
- Swiss Competence Center for Energy Research – Energy, Society and Transition SCCER-CREST
Master thesis
Alt, Johannes (2020). Welches Potenzial hat das Schienennetz für Photovoltaikanlagen? Bachelorarbeit ETHZ/WSL PDF
Maurer, Laura (2020). Mehrzwecknutzung von Wasserspeichern im Oberwallis: Eine sinnvolle Klimaanpassungsmassnahme? PDF
Schnorf, Vivienne (2019). Biomass transport for energy in Switzerland. Masterarbeit Universität Genf/WSL.
Roth, Philippe (2019). Mehrzwecknutzung von Grosswasserkraftwerken im Kanton Graubünden heute und in Zukunft. Masterarbeit Universität Zürich/WSL. PDF
Schirmer, Christian (2018). Unternehmerische Organisationsformen von Windenergieanlagen und deren Soziale Akzeptanz. Eine Analyse anhand der Fallbeispiele Gütsch und Le Peuchapatte. Masterarbeit Universität Basel/WSL. PDF
Reist, Viola (2018). Community Energy. Eine Begriffsanalyse und Untersuchung der Aktivitäten in den Kanonen Aargau und Thurgau. Masterarbeit ETH/WSL, Zürich. PDF
Mohr Lukas (2018). Cluster analysis of bioenergy hotspots in Switzerland. Masterarbeit ETH/WSL, Zürich.
Meier, Nadine (2017). Anreize für eine energetische und/oder stoffliche Verwertung von Biomasse aus der Strassenrand und Böschungspflege im Kanton Bern. Masterarbeit ETH/WSL, Zürich. PDF
Meier, N. und Seidl I. (2018). Vermehrte stoffliche und energetische Nutzung der Biomasse aus dem Unterhalt von Strassenrändern: Situation und Ansatzpunkte im Kanton Bern. Inside 2: 16-21. PDF
Jossen Leoni (2017). Grenzen und Möglichkeiten von Mehrzweckspeichern in der Schweiz und ihr Beitrag zur regionalen Resilienz. Masterarbeit Universität Zürich/WSL, Zürich. Montagna2019 energeia Blog NEBIS WEL2018
Müller, G.; Holderegger, R.; Bürgi, M. (2016). Energie aus Landschaftspflegegrün. WSL Berichte 38: 56 S. PDF